Cape May Point, New Jersey
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Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, at the southernmost tip of New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. 241 permanent residents were counted during the United States 2000 Census. Cape May Point is home to the Cape May Lighthouse.
Cape May Point was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1878, from portions of Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. It was reincorporated on August 19, 1891 and returned to Lower Township on April 8, 1896. Cape May Point re-emerged as an independent municipality on April 6, 1908, based on the results of a referendum held on April 21, 1908.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Cape May Point is located at (38.936896, -74.965264)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (6.45%) is water.
Cape May Point borders Lower Township, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Delaware Bay.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 104 |
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| 1940 | 126 | 21.2% | |
| 1950 | 198 | 57.1% | |
| 1960 | 263 | 32.8% | |
| 1970 | 204 | -22.4% | |
| 1980 | 255 | 25.0% | |
| 1990 | 248 | -2.7% | |
| 2000 | 241 | -2.8% | |
| Est. 2005 | 236 | [2] | -2.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 241 people, 133 households, and 77 families residing in the borough. The population density was 320.9/km² (819.4/mi²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 667.0/km² (1,703.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.02% White, 2.07% African American, 0.41% Asian, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.
There were 133 households out of which 6.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 6.6% under the age of 18, 0.8% from 18 to 24, 10.4% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 47.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $69,750. Males had a median income of $63,250 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,689. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
In 1900, a hurricane devastated Galveston, Texas, claiming over 6,000 lives; in total, the city lost 10,000 in population. In rebuilding the city, municipal leaders concentrated power in a five-member Commission with each Commissioner heading up a different city department. The new Government successfully rebuilt the city, and the success of this effort provoked national attention to the new type of government organization. The Commission form of government officially reached New Jersey with the passage of the Walsh Act in 1911. Of the 566 municipalities in New Jersey, 32 — including Cape May Point — have the Commissioner form of government.
In three-member Commissions, as in Cape May Point, the Departments of Public Affairs and Public Safety are combined, as are the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Public Property. Revenue and Finance is the third portfolio.
The Commissioners have the Executive, Administrative, Judicial, and Legislative powers over their respective departments. As a group, the Commissioners have complete control over all affairs of the municipality. Immediately following the election, the three Commissioners choose a mayor from among themselves. Mayoral duties include chairing municipal meetings and general oversight of community affairs.[4]
Current members of the Cape May Point Borough Commission are:[5]
- Malcolm Fraser - Mayor and Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property
- Joe Nietubicz - Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety
- Carl F. Schupp - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Cape May Point is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st Legislative District.[6]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Vineland). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Asselta (R) and in the Assembly by Nelson Albano (D, Vineland) and Jeff Van Drew (D, Dennis Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Cape May County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Cape May County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Daniel Beyel (term expires December 31, 2008), Freeholder Vice-Director Ralph E. Sheets, Jr. (2008), Ralph E. Bakley, Sr. (2007), Leonard C. Desiderio (2006) and Gerald M. Thornton (2007).
[edit] Education
Cape May Point is a non-operating school district, in that all students are sent to schools outside of the district.
For grades K-6, students attend Cape May City Elementary School in Cape May City, which serves 193 students. Students attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
For grades 7 - 12, students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which serves students from Cape May City, Lower Township and West Cape May, along with students from Cape May Point. Schools in the district are Richard M. Teitelman School (grades 7 and 8) and Lower Cape May Regional High School (grades 9-12).
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114.
- ^ Census data for Cape May Point borough, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Cape May Point: Form of Government, accessed June 16, 2006
- ^ Cape May Point: Elected Officials, accessed March 6, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Cape May Point website
- Lower Cape May Regional School District
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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| Boroughs | Avalon | Cape May Point | Stone Harbor | West Cape May | West Wildwood | Wildwood Crest | Woodbine |  |
| Cities | Cape May | North Wildwood | Ocean City | Sea Isle City | Wildwood | |
| Townships | Dennis Township | Lower Township | Middle Township | Upper Township | |
| CDPs and communities |
Cape May Court House | Diamond Beach | Erma | Marmora | North Cape May | Strathmere | Rio Grande | Villas | Whitesboro-Burleigh | |
